Sustainable Farming

Retailers and consumers must be more relaxed about the size and appearance of fruit and vegetables to avoid large-scale food waste, British Growers Association chief executive Jack Ward has said.

Rural communities are once again being targeted as cuts in everything from nursery places to bus services ramp up.

In a post-Brexit world, UK Governments are having to develop their own soil policies, some of which are more formed than others. Cedric Porter reports.

Rising costs and modern grazing techniques have seen an Oxfordshire farm lead trials to gain valuable insight into commercial beef systems in the UK. Ellie Layton reports.

Farmers must not be forced to feed sheep a methane-suppressing diet which disrupts natural and well-established grazing systems, National Sheep Association chief executive Phil Stocker has warned. 

Soaring energy costs are forcing some farmers to consider cutting production, posing a food security risk.

The Government is being urged to put together a water strategy to protect food security, as farmers struggle with drought conditions across the south and east of the country.

Farm-based solar projects will be an important part of the energy mix going forward but ’mega’ arrays of ground mounted panels will continue to face opposition, the NFU has said.

The National Drought Group has this week warned that a ‘complete gear change’ is needed to avoid a repeat of this summer’s water shortage.

Carbon audits across Scotland have increased by almost 50 per cent over the past six months compared to 2021, according to SAC Consulting.